Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR)
has been achieving its high economic growth rate through a
structural shift from agriculture to resource based growth,
benefiting...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ReviewReport#: 114091Date: March 24, 2017
The significance of extreme weather in
the event program was reflected in the decision to dual
brand the event as InterMET Asia - extreme weather expo
2017. The decision...
This book proposes a simple framework
for understanding the political economy of subsidy reform
andapplies it to four in-depth country studies covering more
than 30...
Type: PublicationReport#: 113262Date: March 22, 2017Author:
Inchauste,Gabriela ;
Victor,David G.
This note is a part of a series of
policy notes prepared by the World Bank in anticipation of a
post-conflict transition in Yemen. These notes aimed to
identify immediate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120529Date: March 20, 2017
This newsletter includes the following
headings: (i)taking stock; (ii) major data releases; (iii)
activity and inflation; (iv) trade and finance; (v)
financial markets;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 115007Date: March 17, 2017
Cameroon is a lower middle income,
resource-rich country with large potential. Due to its
location, the country is the gateway to the economies of
Central Africa and...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ReviewReport#: 113681Date: March 15, 2017
There is no one definition of the smart
grid concept. Instead, smart grids are defined differently
around the world to reflect local requirements and goals.
What is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 113553Date: March 14, 2017Author:
Madrigal,Marcelino ;
Uluski,Robert William ;
Gaba,Kwawu Mensan
This research focuses on incorporating a
representation of water supply and infrastructure costs into
an energy systems model (SATIM-W) to better reflect the
interdependent...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 113464Date: March 10, 2017
This global weekly newsletter includes
the following headings: (i) taking stock; (ii) major data
releases; (iii) activity and inflation; (iv) trade and
finance; (v)...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 113904Date: March 10, 2017
Lao PDR has made important gains in
development in recent decades. Incomes rose, poverty
declined, access to several key public services improved,
and Lao PDR met a...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 112241Date: March 9, 2017
This global weekly newsletter includes
the following headings: (i) taking stock; (ii) major data
releases; (iii) activity and inflation; (iv) trade and
finance; (v)...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 113903Date: March 3, 2017
With fossil fuel subsidies being a major
contributor to the country’s deficit, energy subsidy reform
was a strategic priority for the Government of Egypt.
Beginning...
The Energy Sector Management Assistance
Program (ESMAP) is a global knowledge and technical
assistance program administered by The World Bank Group
(WBG) and supported...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 119400Date: March 1, 2017
Improvement in energy efficiency is one
of the main options to reduce energy demand and greenhouse
gas emissions. However, large-scale deployment of
energy-efficient...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 123234Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Hochman,Gal ;
Timilsina,Govinda R.
Recent years have seen renewed and
growing interest in carbon taxes that put a price on
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This resurgence in interest
has come as over...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129668Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Conway,Darragh ;
Richards,Kenneth ;
Keenlyside,Paul ;
Mikolajczyk,Szymon ;
Streck,Charlotte ;
Ross,Justin ;
Liu,Antung Anthony ;
Tran,Ahn
This paper provides recommendations for
combining the carbon budget with the carbon tax to support
delivery of South Africa’s emissions reduction targets
beyond 2020....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120003Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Tyle, Emily
The World Bank Group’s engagement in
Turkey’s power sector, which began in the 1990s and
continues today, has helped to expand independent power
production and privatize...
Type: BriefReport#: 113247Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Mapila,Kopo Gary ;
Abdo,Hayat Abdulahi
The Small Hydropower Mapping and
Improved Geospatial Electrification Planning in Indonesia
project, is an initiative administered by the Energy Sector
Management Assistance...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 119859Date: March 1, 2017
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